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Ask the Experts: The estate agent

Three neighbours and I have been approached to sell our houses. They have made us a very tempting offer, if we sell together, but how can we ensure that we really do get the best deal in these circumstances?

LT, Edinburgh

The problem with tempting offers is that they do not always stay on the table for long, so if all four of you believe that this represents an extremely good bargain, it may be best to accept as soon as possible.

On the other hand, you will never know if this is the “best deal” available unless you find out what similar developers might offer. This could be done by either advertising the properties jointly or by engaging an agent to check out potential interest from other developers. This might also persuade the current interested party to increase its offer, so my inclination would be to at least test